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Fireworks by Stanley William Hayter

Fireworks

Stanley William Hayter · 1958

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DETAILS
Artist
Stanley William Hayter
Date
1958
Medium
Color etching on zinc on paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Plate: 49.4 × 30 cm (19 1/2 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 67 × 52.3 cm (26 7/16 × 20 5/8 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
Gift of the Print and Drawing Club
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Stanley William Hayter

Stanley William Hayter, a master printmaker, revolutionized the art of engraving and founded the influential Atelier 17 studio in Paris and New York.

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